Shloka 6
Yamunā–Gaṅgā Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Agni-tīrtha, Anaraka, Prayāga, and the Tapovana of Jāhnavī
दश तीर्थसहस्त्राणि त्रिंशत्कोट्यस्तथापराः / प्रयागे संस्थितानि स्युरेवमाहुर्मनीषिणः
daśa tīrthasahastrāṇi triṃśatkoṭyastathāparāḥ / prayāge saṃsthitāni syurevamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ
పది వేల తీర్థాలు, అలాగే అదనంగా ముప్పై కోట్లు కూడా, ప్రయాగంలో స్థితమై ఉన్నాయని మునులు ప్రకటిస్తారు.
Traditional Purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa/Sūta lineage) conveying the received statement of the sages about Prayāga
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: by exalting Prayāga as a concentrated field of sacred presence, it reflects the Purāṇic idea that the one sacred Reality can be approached through many tīrthas—outer pilgrimage mirroring the inward turn toward the Self.
No specific technique is named in this verse; it supports the preparatory discipline of tīrtha-yātrā—purification through sacred space—which in the Kurma Purana complements later yogic and devotional practices by fostering śraddhā, saṁskāra, and inner readiness.
It does not mention Śiva or Viṣṇu explicitly; however, by treating a tīrtha as universally potent, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s inclusive synthesis where sacred merit is not sectarian but grounded in a shared dharmic and yogic vision.